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A Smith and Wesson oops.....

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  • wiplashwiplash Member Posts: 7,145 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hmmm.
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  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,159 ******
    edited November -1
    I want to hear Doc's opinion on this,,,
  • discusdaddiscusdad Member Posts: 11,427 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    bidders with A+ rating ONLY? don't6 see that very often
  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,159 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by discusdad
    bidders with A+ rating ONLY? don't6 see that very often
    [:0][:0][:0],,didn't catch that,had to back and look again.
  • Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Does not sound like a factory error, but rather a gun later fitted with a .44 cylinder and barrel.

    The S&W letter states the gun left the factory as a .41 caliber which is correct for a model 57. So maybe not a "one of a kind" after all.
  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,159 ******
    edited November -1
    Me?? Yeah,its got a cool factor I guess. But,I don't see that price in it. JMO
  • OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,526 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by montanajoe
    Me?? Yeah,its got a cool factor I guess. But,I don't see that price in it. JMO

    +1000
  • DocDoc Member Posts: 13,898 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    One of a kind? lol.

    This happens very frequently. S&W made numerous models on the same frames and marking the revolver with the incorrect model number happened all the time. I have seen several in person and many on discussion forums. Sellers try to claim they are rare factory errors and worth a lot of money but serious collectors just shrug and will not pay more or less for them.

    BTW- I think maybe mixing a 29/57 was the most commonly done mistake but it happened with others as well.
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  • XXCrossXXCross Member Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well here's my two cents worth.
    Back in the 70's, (as I recall) the store I worked part time for sold a brand new S&W 44 Mag to a customer, only to have him return it about a week later....blown up ! It was fired with Winchester factory ammunition. (six rounds in the chamber) On the THIRD shot, the cylinder split in half, eliminating the top half and eliminating the top strap. The entire works was packaged and returned to S&W with a letter of explanation and assurance that this was a new gun and fired only three rounds before failing.
    About two months after the firearm was returned to S&W, we received a package from S&W with a brand new 44 Mag M-29 and a letter stating it was to be delivered to the owner of the blown up gun. (same SN)
    No further explanation was given at that time. However, some time later, we learned from one of the local S&W reps. that an internal investigation by S&W had shown six M-29's had been shipped with INCORRECTLY MARKED barrels. The guns were marked 44 but were really barreled with 41 Mag barrels. Took three shots to blow it up !
  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,159 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Doc
    One of a kind? lol.

    This happens very frequently. S&W made numerous models on the same frames and marking the revolver with the incorrect model number happened all the time. I have seen several in person and many on discussion forums. Sellers try to claim they are rare factory errors and worth a lot of money but serious collectors just shrug and will not pay more or less for them.

    BTW- I think maybe mixing a 29/57 was the most commonly done mistake but it happened with others as well.
    Thanks for reply,Doc.
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